This goes for both online and voice mail messages...

I keep reading new threads on another forum where one paragraph is a page long, and the subject title is Help.

Sheesh get to the point already. I hang up on long voice mails without listening to them, and I pass right over these posts as well. Give me a clue up front to what the problem is, and perhaps I can wade through the long story to understand and maybe have a tip or so.

<sigh>

Maybe If Everything Is Caps It Automatically Changes It?

edit: yep, that's it. Apparently mixed cases, even a sentence is OK, but all caps triggers the First Letter Syndrome

But I Thought Wheetsin Tested That

edit - dammit, that's it. Alex, can if be 'fixed'?

Hmm, I typed mine with caps lock on. Let me try this:

THIS IS ALL CAPS, NO CAPS LOCK. <-- really shouldn't make a difference.

Hmm, I still get all caps. Maybe it's something tied to a mod login, or maybe it's a preference somewhere, etc. I'll have to poke around and see what I can find.

or maybe you have mixed text.

ALL CAPS AND PUNCTUATION

and then 'normal' text mixed in? or ... you're just special

Did anyone else see this one?

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/f18/1st-app0intment-today-ii-l0ve-u-guyz-50282/

GAHH. i had to respond. just had to.

Holy cow. I asked for some explanation about that. It can't be serious, can it? Who "communicates" that way? Is it some fad I've missed out on?

That Explains A Lot If This Is The Result Of Typing In All Caps. Why Type In All Caps Unless You're Yelling? Maybe You Don't Have To Shift As Often For The Words That Need Capitalizing?

I hate the all caps as well but, just a thought. At my work we use strictly all caps for our data entry so if I come to LBT during a break I have to consciously remember to turn the caps off. I'm pretty sure I've always remembered to but who knows I may have inadvertantly been one of those annoying all-caps posters in the past.

I know I've been the long winded poster from time to time, and probably with bad punctuation to boot. I tend to write more stream of thought. I try to self edit but don't always have the time to re-read and re-write my posts just to please someone else. I figure if people don't want to read it they are free to skip it.

Actually, same goes in real life. My real friends now when to tell me I'm rambling and need to shut up. I usually pout but get over it as I know they are right.

FYI - I spent nearly 5 minutes reworking this post am still not pleased with it.

Oh, I confess to being a rambler!!!!!!!!

I prefer under-capitalization to over-capitalization.

Both are almost impossible for speed readers to comprehend. It's sad but now I generally only read normal writing posts - I don't care about spelling because I can figure that out, but the all or no caps posts are impossible for me to read without great effort.